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In  tho  bej^innin^  of  the  ITth  century  the  greater  part  of  what  now  is 
called  the  Province  of  Ulster,  Ireland,  was  unsetth'd.  The  powerful  Ha- 
rons  of  the  north  had  forfeited  their  estates  by  rebellion,  and  the  lands 
were  lield  by  .lames  the  1st,  King  of  Englaml.  The  native  Irisli  had  been 
driven  from  their  lands  by  the  rebellion  of  the  Chieftains,  and  .lames  the 
King  of  England  considered  it  would  lie  better  to  have  those  rich  lands 
settled  with  English  and  Scotch 'settlers,  than  with  the  native  Irish, 
hence  the  origin  of  the  VlMev  Phintutiom,  which  were  formed  iti  Ulster, 
and  settled  with  Protestants  from  England  .ind  Scotland,  the  English  and 
Scotch  names  found  in  the  Province  of  Ulster  bear  testimony  where  their 
'ancestors  came  from. 

The  King  bestowed  large  tracts  of  land  to  his  followers  who  sold  tliem 
to  English  and  Scotch  settlers.  A  company  in  London  obtained  a  larg(^ 
plantation  in  the  county  of  Londonderry  and  settled  it  with  Protestants. 
The  land  was  sold  to  them  at  a  nominal,  value  and  many  of  the  descendants 
of  those  original  settlers  still  live  on  the  old  homesteads.  The  King  fam- 
ily lived  on  their  original  purchase  until  they  came  to  America  in  18811. 
when  it  was  sold  and  passed  into  other  hands. 

William  King  the  head  of  the  family,  his  ancestors  came  from  Eng- 
land about  the  year  lt>20  to  Ireland  and  purchased  a  farm  near  Newton- 
Limavady  in  the  county  of  Londonderry,  Ireland.  The  original  farm  was 
divided  amf)ng  three  sons,  Matthew  the  youngest,  got  one  of  those  farms, 
which  passed  from  him  through  three  generations,  to  the  subject  of  the 
l)resent  memoir,  who  married  Elizabeth  Torrence,  whose  ancestors  came 
from  Scotland  to  Ireland  about  the  same  time  the  King  family  came  from 
England.  On  that  farm  near  Newton- Li mavady,  the  present  King  family 
were  born,  consisting  of  three  sons  and  four  daughters,  namely,  James, 
.John,  Elizabeth,  Jane,  Mary,  Catherine,  and  William. 

James  and  William  received  a  liberal  education,  and  John  got  the 
farm.    He  considered  the  home.stead  too  small  for  the  family  and  he  rent- 


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ed  a  lar^c  farm  in  Carry rniifldlc.  wlicrc  lie  could  keep  two  men  and  two 
span  of  Iku'hcs  oniployod  the  year  round.  The  family  removed  to  the  now 
farm  in  1824.  The  farm  was  situated  on  the  banl\s  of  Lou><h  Koyle  wliere 
the  river  Hoe  emptied  into  the  Lou^h.  On  this  farm  the  family  remained 
until  18;i.%  when  they  concluded  to  emiKnite  to  Ameriira.  The  houK'stead 
was  sold  and  the  rented  farm  disi)osed  of  in  the  spring?  of  183H. 

William  had  just  finished  his  literary  course  at  Glasgow  I'liiversity. 
and  was  sent  out  in  May  with  a  cargo  of  potatoes  to^PhiIadeli)hia  where 
he  arrived  in  June,  and  disposed  of  the  whole  cargo  at  remunerative 
prices,  and  went  to  New  York  to  wait  the  arrival  of  the  family  who  could 
not  sail  until  September.  On  their  arrival  in  New  York  they  took  lodg- 
ings and  remained  there  until  spring.  In  the  meantime  William  went 
west,  and  spen.  the  winter  In  Northtleld.  near  Cleveland,  and  in  thesjjring 
traveled  througn  the  State  of  ()hi(>  to  Cincinnati,  and  from  thence  down 
the  St.  Mary's  river  to  Fort  Wayne,  and  from  that  down  the  Mauniee  to 
where  the  city  of  Toledo  now  stands.  There  was  no  city  there  at  that 
time.  A  warehouse  stood  at  Manhattan  where  a  steamer  called  twice  a 
week  on  her  way  from  Cleveland  to  Detroit.  There  were  no  railways  nor 
telegraphs  in  those  days:  all  traveling  was  done  by  water  '»nd  by  the  old 
lumbering  stage  coach. 

From  Manhattan  William  went  to  Cleveland  and  met  the  family  who 
had  come  there  from  New  York.  Ttiey  proceeded  by  boat  to  Manhattan 
at  the  mouth  of  theMaumee.  where  two  lumber  wagons  were  obtained  to 
take  the  family  and  baggage  to  Providence,  at  the  head  of  the  rapids, 
where  they  expected  to  find  a  boat  t(»  take  them  up  the  river  to  Fort  De- 
fiance: where  William  had  looked  out  a  place  on  the  Maumee  river  oppo- 
site Fort  Defiance,  which  he  thought  would  suit  the  family  for  settle- 
ment. 

While  waiting  at  Providence  for  a  boat  to  go  up  the  river.  Mr.  Manor 
went  out  with  John  to  look  at  a  tract  of  land  in  the  "'six  mile  woods." 
John  was  so  well  pleased  with  the  land  and  location  that  he  concluded  to 
go  no  further,  but  purchased  a  section  of  government  land  densely  cov- 
ered with  timber.  That  formed  the  original  homestead  on  which  the  fam- 
ily settled  in  June  1834. 

The  country  was  all  new  with  only  a  few  families  who  had  settled 
there  that  spring.  The  following  week  after  the  family  came  into  the 
woods  a  tornado  swept  through  wJiere  they  had  settled,  and  laid  the  tim- 
ber flat.  It  took  a  whole  week  to  cut  their  way  out  to  the  oak  openings. 
The  family  were  mercifully  preserved,  a  few  trees  had  been  cut  where  the 
shanty  was  erected  and  that  saved  them. 

Three  of  the  daughters  were  married  before  the  family  left  Ireland, 
namely:  Elizabeth,  Mary  and  Catherine.  Catherine  had  emigrated  with 
her  husband  to  New  Brunswick,  Canada,  two  years  before  the  family  sailed 


for  Am;'rica.  The  otluT  two  families  nMuaiiicd  behind  but  they  all  camo 
out  afterwards  and  settled  near  tlie  lioniestead.  The  parents  lived  after 
settling  in  the  woods  to  a  ri})"  old  age.  and  were  buried  in  the  family  l)ur.v- 
ing  ground  on  the  farm. 

.lamei'i  and  William  remained  on  the  farm  one  year  after  they  settled. 
William  went  south  in  Noveml)«'r.  IS.T).  and  obtained  a  situation  as  Keetor 
of  Matthew's  Acadeniy  in  conneetion  with  Louisiana  College  :  and  James 
followed  William  south  in  the  following  year  and  got  a  situatio!i  under 
him  in  Matthew's  Academy  ui«d  n'lnainedat  .lackson.  Louisiana,  tlllingdif- 
ferent  situation  >  as  teacher,  mayor  of  t  lie  town,  and  Governor  of  the 
Lunatic  Asylum  :  which  last  otlice  lie  held  during  tlie  rebellicwi  and  only 
n^signed  it  a  few  years  before  his  death  which  took  phu'e  at  .lackson, 
Louisiana  in  August,  1875>. 

The  following  is  a  brief  account  of  the  King  family,  consist  ing  of  three 
sons  and  four  daughters.  The  list  extends  to  tlie  fourth  generation.  One 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  were  alive  on  tlie  22nd  of  .Jun<'.  lHt)2.  and  seventy- 
four  were  jjresent  at  the  reunion  on  tlie  old  lumiestead.  on  that  day. 


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.lames  King,  the  eldest  of  the  family,  was  born  near  Newt<m-Limavady. 
Ireland,  in  the  year  171)2.  and  received  illiberal  education.  When  the  fam- 
ily emigrated  to  America  in  1H3;{  he  went  with  them,  and  remained  with 
the  family  two  years,  when  he  went  south  and  ol)tained  a  situation  with 
William  in  Matthew's  Academy,  wliere  he  married  Mrs.  Martha  Sims- 
Douglas,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Sims,  a  planter  of  Louisiana.  They  both 
died  without  issue  in  1871). 


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(JoKr\   Kir\g.  ^  ^ 


John  King,  the  sea)nd  eldest  of  the  King  family,  was  born  .June  2()th. 
17J)H  near  Newton-Limavady.  county  of  Londonderry.  Ireland.  From  his 
earliest  years  he  was  inclined  to  farming  for  which  he  had  a  peculiar  tal- 
ent. At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  took  the  management  of  the  home- 
stead on  which  the  family  all  lived.  After  managing  it  for  a  few  years  he 
considered  it  too  small  to  employ  his  talents,  so  he  rented  a  farm  as  we 
have  already  mentioned  in  Carrymuddle.  large  enough  to  employ  two  meri, 
besides  himself,  and  two  span  of  horses  the  year  round. 

The  family  removed  to  the  rented  farm  still  retaining  the  homestead, 
and  cultivating  both  farms.    While  managing  the  farm  he  took  contracts 


to  iiiakr  and  r(>pair  coiinly  roads,  which  he  did  to  the  Hatisfaction  of  the 
public  and  the  County  CorniiiiHsioiicrs.  who  k^ivc  him  liit^h  i  cstiriionials 
for  tidclity  In  the  discharRc  of  public  duty,  when  they  heard  he  was  alM)Ut 
to  leave  the  country. 

llearlnKin  1830  of  the  richness  and  cheapness  of  land,  l)oth  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  he  coiu'luded  to  enilKrate  with  the  family  to 
America,  three  of  the  dauffhtcrs  havin^f  iM'en  married  and  left  the  family. 
In  tl»e  spring  of  IHIi'l  he  sold  th<'  homestead  and  dis|M)sed  of  the  rented 
farm,  and  on  the  r)th  of  June,  1H3;].  the  family  sailed  for  IMiiladelphla. 
where  they  arrived  on  the  12th  of  A ujfJist.  after  a  voyai^e  of  sixty-ei^fht 
days.  From  Philadelphia  the  family  proceeded  to  New  York  where  they 
met  William  who  had  jfone  before  them,  havinj?  sailed  from  I^on(l()nderry 
the  Hrst  week  in  April,  I8;];i. 

The  family  concluded  to  remain  in  New  York  until  sprinj,'.  In  tin 
meantime  William  went  west  and  spent  the  winter  in  the  iieijfhl)orhood  of 
Cleveland  and  in  the  sprinj-f  he  travelled  thniu^h  the  western  part  of  Ohio 
and  eastern  part  of  Indiana  to  Fort  Wayne  then  down  the  Maumee  to  where 
Toledo  now  stands,  and  from  that  to  Cleveland,  where  he  joined  the  fami- 
ly who  had  come  that  far  west  from  New  York.  The  family  then  pro- 
ceeded by  steamboat  to  Manhattan,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Maumee  river, 
and  from  that  place  by  wa>?ons  to  Providence  at  the  head  of  the  Maumee 
rapids,  now  (Jrand  Rapids. 

William,  who  had  been  along  the  Maumee.  had  selected  a  farm  oppf)- 
site  Fort  Detlance  of  300  acres  with  20  acres  cleared  which  he  thouj^ht 
would  suit  the  family.  Hut  while  waitinjf  at  Providence  for  a  boat  to  f^o 
up  the  river  to  Fort  Detlance.  .lohn  was  persuaded  by  Mr.  Manor  to  goaud 
see  land  in  the  "six  miles  woods."  alxuit  12  miles  north  from  the  Maumee 
river.  He  was  so  pleased  with  the  land  and  the  situation  that  he  con- 
cluded to  jfo  no  further,  but  to  purchase  in  the  six  m'le  woods.  lie  went 
to  the  land  oftice  and  secured  040  acres  of  heavy  timbered  land,  the  tim- 
ber consisting  of  oak,  ash,  hickory,  maple,  baswood,  elm  and  black-walnut. 
The  family  settled  on  the  new  home  on  the  11th  of  June.  18,34. 

There  being  no  house  on  the  land  a  lumber  shanty  was  hastily  erected, 
with  lumber  brought  from  the  river,  and  a  few  trees  cut  down  around  It 
to  let  the  sun  in.  Thi.s  precaution  saved  tlie  family  when  the  cyclone 
passed  over  the  place  the  second  week  after  the  family  settled  In  the 
woods. 

None  of  the  family  understood  handling  the  axe,  two  men  were  hired 
to  clear  a  patch  large  enough  for  a  garden,  and  to  put  up  a  hewed  log 
house.  The  first  year  only  a  few  garden  vegetables  with  a  little  corn  and 
potatoes  could  be  raised,  but  the  second  year  ten  acres  were  ready  In  the 
spring  for  a  crop  which  was  planted  with  corn  and  potatoes.  The  nearest 
market  was  Maumee,  20  miles  distant. 


In  1K4()  .lohii  Kiii^  inarri<>(l  Miss  Hai'biu'ii  SluKMiiakcr,  of  Muru'.v,  Pa. 
liy  h<T  lu' had  two  sons.  .lames  and  William.  .lamj's  diod  younjf.  Wil- 
liam murilrd  Miss  Mary  . I.  Harris.  .lurn' 27th,  18(55.  They  are  l)<)th  still 
living?  but  hav(MJ()  children.  Mrs.  Kirijf  died  October  14.  IK4«l;  and  .loliri 
Kinjf  married  Ins  sec  nd  wife  in  1H47.  .Miss  Kll/ab<'th  Shoemaker,  sister 
of  Ills  d«'cea.sed  wife,  and  by  her  he  had  five  children,  as  follows,  namely  : 
.John,  born  April  2nd,  1H4H:  Mary  Jane.  Ixtru  February  Kith,  inriO:  Eli/.a- 
beth,  born  December  4th,  18.")I:  .Martha  .\..  lM)rn  .lidy  5>th.  IHT),'},  and  Thom- 
as W..  lM>rn  March  4tli.  18.').').  In  May.  184.,  William,  the  youngest  broth- 
er, who  was  preaching  in  Canada,  visited  his  brother  .lohn  on  his  way  to 
Louisianna.  lie  remained  with  his  bntther  three  months  and  (Hcached  in 
the  barn  for  all  who  came  to  hear  him. 

During  tlie  tirst  VI  years  in  the  woods  they  had  no  Presbyterian  preach- 
er visit  them.  The  Sabbaths  w<»re  pent  in  readinK  the  Hible  and  other 
reli>?l()us  books,  amoiiK  them  belnff  Dr.  Clark's  commentary  ()f  the  hible. 
.I(>hn  got  up  a  subscription  to  build  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Delta  :  and  a 
petition  to  the  Presbytery  of  Findlay  to  send  them  a  missionary.  Wil- 
liam carried  b;»th  i)a|)ers  to  the  Kindlay  Presbytery  which  nu't  there  In 
Septeml)er.  1847.  lie  laid  the  case  before  the  Presbytery  and  explained  to 
them  the spiritiuil destitution  of  that  part  of  the  county.  The  Presbytery 
at  once  apiM)inted  a  missionary.  Mr.  Crabb.  who  was  to  labor  for  one  year 
in  Delta  and  other  stations,  and  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  of  Presby- 
tery. 

A  conj^re^ation  was  formed  at  Delta.  .John  gol  the  first  Presl)yterian 
church  erected  tliere  and  was  ordained  one  of  the  Elders  in  the  church, 
which  otiice  he  held  until  his  death,  which  took  place  Septeniber  27th, 
18«'). 

Jf)hn  King  jr.,  oldest  son  of  .rohn  KIuk  sr.,  by  his  second  marriage, 
when  he  arrived  of  age  went  west  and  settled  in  Kansas,  where  he  mar- 
ried .\UKUsta  Halderson,  of  Marysville.  Marshall  county.  Kansas,  .Septem- 
ber 2;^rd.  1870:  liy  whom  he  had  four  children,  liotli  parents  and  three  of 
the  cliildren  are  alive  and  reside  with  their  parents  in  Kansas. 

Mary  .lane  King,  oldest  daughter  by  the  second  marriage  was  married 
January  1st,  18H7.  to  .Alexander  Cameron,  who  was  liorn  in  Cuyah(>ga  coun- 
ty. Ohio,  and  who  lost  his  parents  when  young,  and  at  an  (sirly  age  came 
to  Fulton  Co..  Ohio,  making  his  home  with  his  uncle,  the  late  .lolin  Cam- 
eron. In  18H2  he  enlisted  In  the  l(M)th  Ohio  Infantry,  and  served  three 
years  in  the  war.  Since  their  marriage  they  have  lived  in  Fulton  county. 
Tliere  have  been  b(>rn  to  them  eight  children,  namely  : 

.lames  K.  Cameron,  born  ( )ctober  J»th,  18(57: 

Orpha  A.  Cameron,  born  November  2Jst,  18(59  : 

Arthur  I).  Cameron.  b:)rn  August  31st,  1872: 

Nelly  M.  Cameron,  born  November  13th,  1874 : 


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Charles  L.  Cameron,  born  Sopteniber  23r(l.  1877  ; 

FranK  S.  Cameron,  born  May  25111.  1880 : 

Jnhn  T.  Cameron,  born  July  24th.  1882: 

William  F.  Cameron,  born  November  3rfl.  1884. 

Orpha  Cameron,  the  eldest  daughter,  was  married  to  E.  .1.  Howerman 
April  22nd.  1891. 

Nelly  M.  Cameron  was  married  to  Charles  Leiter  of  Delta.  Ohio.  Oc- 
tober 27th.  189L 

James  K.  Cameron  was  married  to  Miss  Lurancy  Saeger  of  Delta.  Ohio. 
October  27;  1891. 

Elizabeth  Kinj?  was  born  at  the  old  hrmiestead.  Delta.  Ohio.  Deceni- 
ber  4th.  18r)7.  She  was  educated  in  the  public  school  of  Delta,  commenced 
teaching  in  1870.  and  taught  in  Fulton  county  till  1887.  when  she  was  mar- 
ried to  Rev.  J.  McClusky.  of  the  First  I'resbytcTian  church  of  Antwerp. 
Ohio,  where  they  still  reside. 

Martha  A.  King  was  born  in  Delta.  Ohio.  July  7th.  18o:],  where  she  re- 
sided until  Se])tember.  1874.  when  she  went  to  Marrysville.  Marshall  Co.. 
Kansas,  and  while  tViere  was  married  to  Charles  M.  Laycock.  formerly  of 
ClermcHitville.  Ohio.  To  them  was  born  one  son.  Marion  F..  June  7th. 
1877. 

Tliomas  W.  King  was  born  at  the  old  homestead  Fulton.  Co..  Ohio. 
March  4th.  18.');").  where  he  still  resides.  He  was  married  to  Elizabeth 
(loodwin  October  29th.  1885.  who  was  born  in  Maumee.  Lucas  Co..  Ohio. 
May  8th.  18«2.  and  came  to  Delta  with  her  parents  March  28th.  1882.  Two 
children  are  born  to  them,  namely:  Edna  Elizabeth,  liorn  November  1st. 
188(5.  and  Minnie  Jane,  born  March  27th.  1891. 


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Elizabeth  King-Hrncc.  tliirrl  child  of  William  and  Elizabeth-Torrenco 
King  was  born  near  Newton-Li  ma  vady  in  the  county  of  Londonderry.  Ire- 
land, A.  I).,  JHOl.  and  married  in  182(),  William  Hruce.  of  Scotch  descent,  a 
man  of  noble  name  and  sterling  character,  to  whom  were  born  nine  chil- 
dren, four  sons  and  five  daughters,  whose  names  were.  .John.  Elizabeth. 
William,  James.  Mary.  King,  Catherine.  Martha  and  Jane. 

John  was  born  in  1827.  and  died  at  the  age  of  18  years. 

Elizabeth  was  born  in  1829.  married  Thomas  Martin,  who  died  in  18HS, 
Elizabeth  died  aged  53  years,  leaving  no  children. 

William  Bruce  was  born  in  18.31.  never  married,  and  died  aged  50  years. 

James  Hruce  was  born  in  18.33.  and  was  married  to  Margaret  J.  Roland 
In  18()6,  who  died  In  188-1.  He  married  In  1887.  Ella  M.'  French,  by  whom 
was  born  one  son,  William  F. 

Mary  Bruce  was  born  in  183(5.  married  to  Rev.  John  Straith.  in  1857.  to 
whom  were  born  ten  children.  She  died  In  1887.  aged  53  years,  her  hus- 
band having  preceded  her  to  the  spirit  land  two  years,  aged  59  years.  The 
names  of  the  children  are  William  K..  Annie  C.  James  B..  John  A..  Mary 
M..  Elizabeth  H.  W..  Margaret  J.,  (infant  deceased)  (Jeorge  S.  R.,  Jamima 
C.  P.,  and  Victoria  Rosa. 

William  K.  Straith  was  born  in  1858.  and  died  In  1887.  eight  months 
before  his  mother's  death. 

Annie  C.  Straith  was  born  in  18«0  and  married  Rev.  John  JaniiescMi  in 
1883,  going  to  Formosa.  China,  same  the  year.  To  them  was  born  one  son. 
j-krhn  Straith  ^imleson.  in  1887.  who  dk^d  when  six  weeks  old. ..  llev. 
John  Jamies()iidled  In  1891.  after  which  Annie  returned  to  Canada. 

James  B.  Straith  was  born  In  1801,  and  married  Agnes  1*.  Bruce  in  1888. 
to  wnom  are  born  two  children  :  Myrtle  Fallen,  born  18iH),  and  Percy  W^il- 
liam,  born  1891.    They  live  in  North  Keppel.  Ontario. 

John  A.  Straith  was  barn  in  1863,  and  married  Miss  Mygirl  of  Victoria. 
British  Columbia,  in  1889,  They  have  one  child.  l\,\  Gertrude,  born  in 
1891. 

Mary  M.  Straith  was  born  in  1805,  and  lives  In  Chatham.  Ontark*. 

Elizabeth  U.  W.  Straith  was  born  in  1807.  and  lives  In  Douglas,  Mani- 
toba. 

George  S.  R.  Straith  was  born  in  1872.  and  Is  living  in  Belmore,  Out. 

Jamima  C.  P.  Straith  was  born  in  1874,  and  Is  living  in  Chatham,  Out. 

Victoria  El,  I,  1),  Straith  was  born  In  1870,  and  lives  with  her  aunt. 
Martha  Bruce  in  Toronto,  Ont. 

King  Bruce  was  born  In  1*^38,  and  married  Rose  Black,   by  whom  was 

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born  throe  sons,  James.  William  and  John,  and  are  all  living  in  Toronto, 
Ontario. 

Catherine  Bruce  was  br)rn  in  1840,  and  died  at  the  age  of  four  years. 

Martha  Bruce  was  born  in  184;j.  and  resides  in  Toronto,  Canada. 

Jane  Bruce  was  born  in  1847.  married  to  John  B.  Beavers  in  1877.  and 
died  in  1880.  leaving  two  children,  Freddy  and  Blanche. 

William  Bruce  sr.,  died  in  185:).  aged  72  years,  and  his  wife  Elizabeth 
King-Bruce  died  in  1870.  aged  75  years. 


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Jane  Kinj^  whs  born  near  Newton-Limavady,  county  of  Londonderry. 
Ireland.  She  came  to  America  with  her  parents  in  1833  :  married  Frances 
liartley  in  1840,  and  died  August  16th.  1842.  She  had  one  son  Robert,  born 
August  ()th,  1842. 

Robert  Hartley  was  married  to  Martha  Hill,  daughterof  Thomas  Hill. 
March  7th,  18H7.  To  l;hem  were  born  four  children,  namely  :  Mary  Emi- 
ly, born  18H8 ;  Francis  Cullen,  born  1871 :  Grace  Jane,  born  1873  :  and  Archie 
King,  born  1880.  Francis  Rartley.  father  of  Robert  liartley.  died  Decem- 
ber 8th.  1873,  aged  03  years. 


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Mary  Kinu;  was  born  in  1807,  near  Newton-Limavady.  county  of  Lon- 
donderry. Ireland.  On  the  24tli  of  August.  1827.  she  married  ilenry  Kane 
of  the  same  place,  to  whom  w('re  born  eight  children,  namely:  Jane.  Ann. 
William.  Elizabeth.  Mary  (deceased).  Henry,  John  and  Mary.  Ilenry 
Kane  and  his  wife  came  to  America  in  I80I.  four  of  the  children  having 
preceded  them.  Jane  and  Ann  in  1848.  and  William  and  Elizabeth  in  18r)(). 
Henry  died  in  1852,  his  widow  married  again  in  1854.  to  Wm.  Abbott. 
They  both  died  in  1885. 

Jane  Kane  the  oldest  daughter,  married  Thomas  Wardley  in  1852.  to 
whom  were  born  seven  children,  namely  :  Mary  Olivia,  who  died  in  1874. 
L.  Nettie.  Lottie  J..  Lulu  E..  Sophia  H..  Ilenry  A.,  and  Tliomas  Clinton. 

Ndttie  Wardley  married  Frank  I).  Morse  in  1877.  To  them  were  born 
live  (hildren.  namely  :  Cl.iude  W.,  Eva  C,  Iradell  L.,  O.  Wardley,  Carlyle. 
died  in  185)0. 

Lottie  Wardley  married  Josei)h  M.  Rupj).  to  whom  was  born  Joseph- 
ine Mary,  in  1890. 

Sophia  II.  Wardley  married  George  L.  Pocock  in  1885).  to  whom  was 
born  one  son.  Thomas  Wardley.  in  1800. 

Thomas  Wardley  died  in  1887,  and  his  wife  Jane  Kane  Wardley,  died 
in  1891. 

Ann  Kane  the  second  daughter,  came  to  America  in  1848  and  went  to 
live  with  her  uncle,  William  King,  in  Canada,  in  18<)8.  and  died  in  Chat- 
ham, Ont..  April  18th.  1891. 

William  Kane  never  married.  He  served  in  the  American  navy  dur- 
ing the  war  and  he  now  resides  in  Brooklyn.  New  York. 

Elizabeth  Kane  married  James  K.  Crockett  at  Delta.  Fulton  Co., 
Ohio.  1859,  and  now  resides  with  her  husband  in  Toledo,  Ohio. 

Henry  Kane  enlisted  in  the  navy  of  the  United  States  and  served 
thnmgh  the  war  as  ensign  in  the  Mississip])i  scjuadron.  At  the  close  of 
the  war  he  married  Elizabeth  Mack  in  1871,  to  whom  were  born  three  chil- 
dren, Charles  Joseph,  Thomas  Henry  and  William  Clarke,  (deceased). 

Elizabeth  Mack  Kane  died  in  1875,  and  Ilenry  married  for  his  second 
wife  Jenny  Barks,  to  whom  were  born  four  children,  namely:  Helen. 
Clarence,  (deceased)  Grace,  and  Ralph  Kane. 

John  Kane  enlisted  in  the  38th  Ohio,  and  served  during  the  whole  war. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  he  married  Sarah  Simmons  at  Djlta  in  18()5.  Short- 
ly after  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Marshall  Co..  Kansas,  and  to  them  were 
born  seven  children,  namely:    Albert.    Mary.   John,   (deceased).    William 

14. 


Abbott.  Elizabeth,  'deceased),  Leon  and  Helen. 

Mary  Kane,  the  oldest  daughter  cf  John  Kane,  married  William  Mead 
Feb.  J 8th,  1891,  to  whom  was  born  one  child. 

Mary  Kane  married  George   Orey  In  18H7.    Their  children  are  Cora 
E.  and  Clara  L. 

Cora  Grey  married  M.  Hiner  in  1880.    They  have  two  children,  liessie, 
and  Freda. 

Clara  L.  Grey  married  W.  H.  Seward  in  1892. 


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C;it)ierlnc  Klnjf  was  born  near  Nowlon-Liniavady.  Londonderry.  Tre- 
l-ind,  November  2r)th.  1H()5>.  She  inarried  .lames  Donahue  in  182H.  They 
came  to  America  in  IH.'H),  settling  first  in  St.  Johns,  New  Hrunswicl\.  In 
18^4  tliey  came  to  Ohio.  s(^ttlin{?  on  |)art  of  tue  homestead  near  Delta.  Ful- 
ton county.  To  them  were  born  ten  children.  Eliza  Jane.  James,  Cath- 
erine, William.  Mary.  John,  David,  Thomas,  Theoi)hilus,  Barbara  Ann. 
The  oldest  child  was  born  in  Ireland  :  James  and  Catherine  In  St.  Johns. 
New  Jirunswick,  and  the  rest  of  the  family  at  the  homestead.  James  Don- 
ahue died  in  1850.  leavinj?  his  youn^  widow  with  all  the  care  of  the  estate 
and  the  rearing  of  her  family.  Nobly  did  she  do  her  work.  Slie  died  on 
August  2nd,  1H{)1.  at  the  advanced  age  of  82  years.  More  than  sixty-tlve 
years  of  her  life  were  spent  in  the  service  of  her  Master,who  sustained  her 
in  all  her  trials  and  whose  perfect  peace  was  with  her  to  the  end. 

Eliza  Janv  Donahue,  born  in  Ireland,  came  with  her  i)arents  to  Amer- 
ica. She  married  George  Harris,  November,  1848.  One  daughter  was  born 
to  them  in  1849,  Hulda,  who  died  April  1850,  preceding  her  father  to  the 
spirit  land  only  two  weeks,  he  dying  in  April,  1850. 

Eliza  married  for  her  second  husband  John  R.  Illght.  July  4. 1851,  To 
them  have  been  born  six  sons,  James  Theophilus.  William  (Jeorge.  infant 
(deceased)  John  Charles,  Ulysses  S..  Thomas  Jefferson. 

James T.  Hight  married  Emily  II.  Warner.  August  1874.  To  them 
have  been  born  John  Elmer.  Daisy  I).,  Mabel  A..  lloscoC,  Mary  E..  Walt- 
er S..  and  Charles  A. 

William  (Jeorge  Hight  married  Sarah  Eskridge  in  1870,  Their  chil- 
dren are  Etta  Pearl,  and  William  Jesse.  Sarah  Eskridge  Hight  died  in 
1882.  George  married  again  in  1883,  Amelia  Smith.  Their  children  are. 
Myrtle  Alma  and  Mabel  Jane. 

John  Claude  Hight  married  Emma  Hriton  in  1885.  They  have  one  son 
Marion  Claude,  born  in  1888. 

Ulysses  S.  married  Cora  Miller  in  1887.    To  them  is  born  one  son,  Clyde. 

James  Donahue,  born  i»  St.  Johns,  N.  H..  April  15th,  1831.  came  witli 
his  parents  to  Ohio  in  1834.  Went  to  Oregon  in  1854,  returning  to  Ohio  in 
1873.    Married  Ann  Hancock  in  1877. 

Catherine  Donaluio  was  i^orn  in  New  Brunswick,  married  Albert  Han- 
cock in  1800  at  Delta,  Ohio.  To  them  were  born  three  daughters.  Lizzie 
Luenda  in  1801.  Lillie  Florence  in  1803,  Ollie  Hell  G,  in  1872.  Catherine 
died  Feb.  lOtli,  181)2. 

W^illiam  Donahue  was  born  June  1835,  married  Hattie  Moyer  in  1803. 
To  them  were  born  Julia  Maud  in  18(50,  Etta  Adela  in  1808.    Arthur  Jlam- 

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Hey  in  1870,  Archie  Leroy  in  1872,    Alice  Carrie  in   1873,   (deceased).   Alta 

Marian  in  1875.  , 

Hattle  Moyer  Donahue  died  In  187.5.  William  married  for  hU  second 
wife  Emma  E.C'W.  To  them  were  born.  Katie  Elva  in  1879.  hnima 
E.  Donahue  died  in  1881.  when  William  married  Mary  Jane  K(»pe  in  Sep- 
tember, 188«.  .,  ,  t    A     U.Ur. 

Catherine  Donahue's  Oldest  daughter,  Li//ie  Hancock,  married  .lohn 
Manley  In  1882.  To  them  were  born  two  daughters.  Fanny  Bell  and  (»race 
manciie.    Grace  died  In  1889. 

Llllle  F.  Hancock  married  Baker  Miller  February  23rd,  1882.  I  he> 
have  one  daughter.  May  H..  born  May  27th,  1883.         „     ^.      .    ,„„,.,,,. 

Marv  Donahue  married  Morris  Hancock  in  18.>«.  He  dying  in  18h4^she 
marrledfor  her  second  husband  Thomas  B.  Blnkerton  of    Wheeling.  W  est 

Virginia,  (^i  July  14th,  1872. 

John  Donahue  married  Catherine  EversoU^  T(»  them  were  born  Ed- 
ward, Mabel.  Mvra  and  Mark.    J(»hn  died  In  July,  1883. 

Mabel  Donahue  married  Mr.  Garret  of  Marysville,  Mo.     Iheyhaveone 

'''*"' DavkU)onahue  married  Sarah  Murray.  July  5th.  18(}().  at  Delta.  Ohio. 
Tothemwereborntwochlldren,  JohnJ..  andOrpha    M..   both  dying   m 

'"  'Thomas  Donahue  never  married.  He  died  at  F(»rtress  Monroe.  Va.. 
having  been  wounded  on  the  battle  tteld  during  the  late  rebellion. 

Theophllus  Donahue  married  Sarah  Louisa  Yaney,  July  4th.  18. _. 
Tw(>  daughters  were  born  to  them,  Ora  Bell  and  (h-ace  Blanche. 

Barbara  Ann  Dcmahue  was  born  July  l(5th,1848.  She  married  James 
Murray  in  IHm.  To  them  were  born  Minnie  B.  in  1867.  and  Lewis  J.  in 
18(>9,  who  died  in  infancy.  ,_     ^, 

Minnie  B.  Murray  married  William  Miller  April  4th.  1885).  To  them 
are  born  Neta  L..  In  1890.  and  Murray  J.  in  1891. 


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Rev.  Will.  Klriff.  was  born  NovcmlxT  II.  1H12.  near  Ncwtori-Liniavady. 
county  (»f  LondondcMTy.  Irclanrl.  was  <>(lii('a^(>rl  at  (rlasjfow  riiivcrsity. 
At  tlio  ajfc  of  21  lie  cniiKratod  with  his  pari-nts  to  America  and 
settled  with  them  in  the  six  mile  woods  In  .June.  IH.'W.  Ih' remained 
with  them  one  year,  then  went  s((Uth  and  settled  In  Jackson.  Louisiana. 
wVicre  he  obtained  a  situation  as  Hector  of  Matthews  Academy.  Mar- 
^y  /  ried  In  4+*4t^  Mary  Phares.  daughter  of  .hduiH.  Phart's.  a  planter.  I)y 
whom  he  liad  two  children.  'rh(H»i)hilus  ^/f 'ifc^^n'nrirrTi'th  Chalmers. 
TheoDhilusdied  in  May,  1H44.  at   Watervllle.   Ohio.  ^;C.>*^*^ 

Mrs,  Kinjf  diedat  Edinbur^^h.  Sc(»tlan(l.  in  February,  1H4(),    imA  M+ffy. 
Chalmers  died  in  May.  1H4(). 


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In  1H4<)  William  was  licensed  in  Edenburjfh  to  preach  and  was  sent  by 
the  Free  church  of  Scrotland.  as  a  Missionary  to  Canada.  In  IHIT  he  went 
south  to  Louisiana  and  sold  a  plantation  which  he  owned  there,  and  man- 
umitted his  slaves,  fifteen  in  number,  broujfht  them  to  Canada  and  formed 
the  Ruxton  settlement,  for  the  social  and  moral  improvement  of  the  col- 
ored people  in  Canada,  where  he  labored  until  the  close  of  the  American 
war,  when  the  affairs  of  the  Association  were  wound  up  the  younjf  men 
and  women  who  had  been  educated  at  the  Huxton  mission,  went  south  and 
found  useful  employment  there.  In  18r)3  William  married  a  second  wife. 
.lemima  N.  liaxter.  daughter  of  the  Rev,  David  Baxter,  minister  of  Lillies 
Leaf.  Scotland.  Mrs.  King  died  on  the-rtti  of  November.  1H8T.  at  Huxtcm. 
and  Mr.  King  retired  from  public  life  in  1H88.  and  m(tved  into  Chatham, 
where  he  Intends  to  spend  the  evening  of  his  days. 


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